The smart file system events monitor for Mac OS X.

Click HERE
to download the free FSEProduct Profile in PDF
format. This document includes screen shots of FSE,
provides more technical details, and describes the differences
between FSE and FSE-Lite.

Introducing FSE for Mac OS X

FSE is a file system events monitor for Macintosh
systems running Mac OS X. A file system events monitor is an
application that displays and optionally logs all file
modifications occurring on a Macintosh computer running Mac OS
X, even those being done in the background that the user is
unaware of. FSE output is displayed on a user interface
that identifies all file system activity using the full path
name of every file being modified as well as the processes and
applications making the modifications. Among other things, FSE
is suitable for identifying applications running in the
background, assisting in spyware removal, assisting in adware
removal, detecting what operations are occurring at a given
time, and identifying when specific events occur on a Macintosh
system.

FSE has two modes of operation, Default Mode and
Profile Mode. In Default Mode, FSE
displays and optionally logs all events coming from the file
system events daemon. In Profile Mode, FSE
targets only specific events based on a user created profile.
The use of profiles allows FSE to become event driven,
rather than simply a device to identify all file activity with
no regard to what it’s receiving.

When FSE is in Profile Mode it can target file
system events based on the following:

An application name

A process ID number

A user name (short)

A specific file by name

A specific directory by name

A generic string

FSE will report on the following types of file system
events on a Macintosh system:

Creation of a file or directory

Deletion of a file or directory

Modification of a files content

Permissions change to a file or directory

Ownership changes to a file or directory

Changes to extended attributes on a file or directory

Renaming a file or directory

Data exchange between two files

FSE is an outgrowth of FSE-Lite, which is
included with the base version of Scannerz with FSE-Lite
for Mac OS X. FSE-Lite is provided with Scannerz
to help users identify problems that may be leading a user to
believe that a hard drive problem exists, when in fact it’s
being caused by excessive file system activity. When FSE
is running in Default Mode, it’s operating almost
exactly like FSE-Lite.

The Profile Mode used by FSE allows a user to
monitor output from the file system events daemon for specific
events. This is extremely useful. The following list of examples
shows just a few of the things FSE can help identify:

Determining if a particular process or application has
become excessively active

Assist in identifying unauthorized access to a system

Recording installation activities for some applications

Identifying unwanted or unauthorized applications that may
be running in the background

Identifying processes that may be recording user information
without the users knowledge

Identifying when remote logins and logoffs are occurring

Tracking the creation, modification, and deletion of files
by a user

Assist in understanding how some applications or operating
system components work

Identifying application or system crashes

Assisting in adware removal

Assisting in spyware removal

FSE is not intended to be used by novice or casual
users of Mac OS X. End users should be familiar with process
IDs, command line path naming conventions, command line
interfaces, operating system file modes, and the various
user levels that exist in Mac OS X. Click HERE
to obtain the FSE Product Profile which will provide you
with a PDF document that further explains FSE, and
describes the differences between FSE and FSE-Lite.

System Requirements

FSE supports MacOS® versions 10.6 (Snow Leopard),
10.7(Lion), 10.8 (Mountain Lion), 10.9 (Mavericks), 10.10
(Yosemite), 10.11 (El Capitan), and 10.12 (Sierra) on
Intel platforms. FSE is intended to be used only with
standard MacOS formatted volumes, which can include internal and
external hard drives, Fusion Drives, and RAID units. It does not
support any other platforms or drive formats.

Supported Intel based systems include all variants of the
MacBook, MacBook Air, MacBook Pro, iMac, Mac Pro, and Mac Mini.

Purchasing FSE for Mac OS X

FSE may be purchased as a standalone application or in
one of the combined bundles shown below. Click on the Buy FSE
Now button below to go to our secure shopping cart to
place an order.

Apple is a trademark of Apple Inc., registered in the U.S. and
other countries. Apple Macintosh, Mac, the Mac Logo, and
MacOS are registered trademarks of Apple Inc, in the U.S. and
other countries. PowerPC™ is a trademark of International
Business Machines Corporation. Intel is a trademark of Intel
Corp. in the U.S. and other countries.